BERLIN – Berlin police this week presented the Mayor and Council with a detailed list of general orders, which includes policies and practices the department already adheres to but are not necessarily on the books.For example, the nine-page document outlines a complex list of general orders related to the ranks and responsibilities of sworn officers,… Read more »

BISHOPVILLE – Local law enforcement agencies this week are seeking the public’s help with the identification and capture of three suspects who remain at large after an armed home invasion at a residence in Bishopville last Saturday.The armed home invasion occurred last Saturday, Oct. 25, at a residence on Old Stage Rd. in Bishopville. According… Read more »

BERLIN – Just days before the presidential election on Tuesday, a team of federal prosecutors and FBI agents are coordinating with state and local elections boards, including Worcester County, to review any allegations of election fraud and voting rights abuses that might arise.The federal task force has consulted with the Maryland Elections Administrator and other… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Pointing to the uncertain economic times as his primary motivation, one resort councilman is looking to temporarily abandon the town’s subcommittees in favor of the entire council hearing all matters.The town currently utilizes a number of sub-committees including the Tourism Commission, Recreation and Parks Commission and Police Commission. Individual council members are… Read more »

BERLIN – Concerns about proposed transitional housing for mentally ill members of the community coming to an otherwise quiet neighborhood in Berlin could be unfounded as the non-profit company with a contract to purchase the home in question attempted to allay some of the fears this week.At Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, residents… Read more »

BERLIN – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley announced last week roughly $26.7 million in federal Homeland Security grants were heading to the state, of which around 85 percent would be passed through to local governments including just shy of $800,000 combined for Ocean City and Worcester County.Maryland’s share of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)… Read more »

BERLIN – After years of wrestling with a sort of mythical waiting list for projects lined up for water and sewer capacity in Berlin, the Mayor and Council on Monday introduced legislation which, if approved, will create a mechanism for allocating the precious commodities in the town in the future.As Berlin inches closer to a… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Tempers flared at the end of Tuesday’s three-hour City Council work session, over recommendations to “get authority to borrow” up to $10 million to upgrade the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, before a single sketch drawing had ever been seen.“What the hell are we doing here?,” asked a visibly frustrated Councilman Jim… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The second of three men charged in the January 2007 murder of a local woman with ties to Ocean City pleaded guilty to a lesser manslaughter charge last Friday in Circuit Court and now awaits his fate pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation.Shawn Anthony Treherne, 23, of Bowie, Md., pleaded guilty… Read more »

SNOW HILL – One of two defendants facing first-degree murder charges in the beating death of the Berlin teen in May had his case resolved this week when he pleaded guilty late Wednesday to a lesser reckless endangerment charge and was sentenced to five years in jail, all of which was all suspended but the… Read more »